Gardner, Yanks agree to four-year, $52-million extension

7:18 PM,
Feb. 23, 2014

Outfielder Brett Gardner and the Yankees agreed to a four-year, $52-million contract extension on Sunday.

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When the Yankees signed Jacoby Ellsbury to a seven-year deal this offseason, manager Joe Girardi reached out to Brett Gardner with a message of reassurance. Gardner would not be lost in the shuffle, Girardi said. The Yankees still expected him to play a big role going forward.

On Sunday, the Yankees made that commitment with more than words.

After months of under-the-radar discussions, the Yankees and Gardner agreed to a four-year, $52-million contract extension that begins in 2015 and includes a team option for 2019. Gardner, 30, was set to become a free agent after this season. ...